{"id":339,"date":"2019-09-10T08:50:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T08:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2019-12-11T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:28:09","slug":"theresa-brandner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/10\/theresa-brandner\/","title":{"rendered":"Theresa Brandner"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theresa Bradner was not only the first woman to be Commodore at St. Francis Yacht Club, but she is an avid sailor as well.  Her competitive sailing endeavors began at 26.  She went for a first sail on Lake Superior, bought a Hobie 18 (to practice on), made connections at a couple local yacht clubs, and began crewing on Lake Minnetonka.  She went on to found the Minnesota Women\u2019s Sailing team, serving as treasurer, and did fundraising to purchase a boat for the team to compete in the International Women\u2019s Keelboat Championship.  In 1999, I moved to San Francisco \u2013 a location that she specifically chose so she could sail year- round!  She has actively campaigned her for 15 years in San Francisco Bay in the J\/105 Fleet #1. In addition, she occasionally coach sailing classes at St. Francis Yacht Club.<br> Events<br> She has competed in the following races:<br> \u2022 2003, 2005, 2006 Bermuda International Race Week: Trim (J\/24), Bow (J\/24), Helm (J\/105)<br> \u2022 2005-2019 J\/105 Fleet #1 Walloping Swede fleet series: Helm<br> \u2022 2006-2008 Mayor\u2019s Cup: Crew (Lovell 2006, Arms 2007-2008)<br> \u2022 2006-2019 Rolex Big Boat Series: Helm<br> \u2022 2007 Rolex International Women\u2019s Keelboat Championship: Helm, 1st place in race #2<br> \u2022 2010 NYYC Hinman Masters Team Racing: Crew<br> \u2022 2016, 2017, 2018 NYYC Grand Masters Team Racing: Crew<br> \u2022 2019 NYYC 175th Anniversary Regatta: Helm (J\/105)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/375184967\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/156-sail-sport-talk-with-karen-43716747\/episode\/sail-sport-talk-september-10-49119692\/?embed=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>St. Francis Yacht Club<\/strong> hired San Francisco architect\u00a0Willis Polk\u00a0to design their clubhouse which was then built on land rented from San Francisco by the Club on the jetty off of\u00a0Crissy Field\u00a0in the\u00a0Marina District, San Francisco, on landfill created for the 1917\u00a0Panama Pacific International Exposition. Polk died before the blueprints could be completed but his office finished them. The\u00a0Mediterranean Revival-style building is the yacht club closest in proximity to the\u00a0Golden Gate Bridge\u00a0and enjoys views from the Bridge to\u00a0Alcatraz Island\u00a0and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The St. Francis sponsors the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy, the Isadore Zellerbach Perpetual Trophy, the City of San Francisco Trophy, the Atlantic Perpetual Trophy, the San Francisco Cup and about ten other annual trophies and cups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sail Sport Talk is an audio and multi-media broadcast on 10 platforms to 82 million people in 168 countries through Sports Byline USA. Tune in locations are\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/live-broadcasts-podcasts\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile is aired inside the Rick Tittle Show every Tuesday morning Pacific Daylight Time at 9:37 sometimes beginning earlier with additional interviews. Rebroadcast happens at 15:37pm PDT and a Podcast is added to iheart radio approx 7-10 days afterwards.<\/em>\u00a0Tune in to Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile on 10 different platforms.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theresa Bradner was not only the first woman to be Commodore at St. Francis Yacht Club, but she is an avid sailor as well. Her competitive sailing endeavors began at 26. She went for a first sail on Lake Superior, bought a Hobie 18 (to practice on), made connections at a couple local yacht clubs, and began crewing on Lake Minnetonka. She went on to found the Minnesota Women\u2019s Sailing team, serving as treasurer, and did fundraising to purchase a boat for the team to compete in the International Women\u2019s Keelboat Championship. 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